"Lynch, Lenalee."

She moved forward with determination. She was blissfully calm about the whole thing, although she was anxious to not trip on her robes. They were well tailored though, Melanie had been so gracious and really talented with fitting her.

She sat on the seat with a bit of the pomp that her parents would approve of, though she inwardly rebelled by cursing them for not having the decency to see her off. The hat, it had seen better days or so she hoped, fell around her ears and she was blind to the darkness inside it.

A voice spoke, it startled her even though she knew it wasn't an ordinary hat after the song it had sung. You are quite lonely, aren't you? And yet you attempt to always mask it with a brave face. You aren't well liked because of who you are. It may be dangerous to put you in the house that will only make you more alone, even while in a group. But you wouldn't really be accepted anywhere else. Too dark, too much hate. SLYTHERIN!

She pondered it's words as she joined her housemates at the Slytherin table. Am I really alone?

Jacob trembled as he was sure it would be his turn soon. His mother told him to get Ravenclaw, although he wasn't sure how to get anything out of that ratty ole thing.

"Jacob Lyons"

His hands were clasped in front of him, and he figited with his robe as he walked toward the stool. Sitting down and feeling the hat lower on to his head all he could think about was his mother's wish.

"Oh my! What have we were a Pillings?"

Jacob didn't know what a 'Pillings' was, he was scared was it something bad?

"Pillings boy is your mother's name, she's a pure blood. Is see your father is a muggle. Interesting. Interesting."

Jacob was learning new things and terms and the classes hadn't even started yet. His heart raced as he repeated Ravenclaw in his mind over and over again.

"Oh, no Ravenclaw for you Jacob. You have potential, your mother's blood runs thick through your veins, you just don't know it yet."

Jacob mind was processing infromation quicker than it ever had before. No Ravenclaw? What house was my mom in?

"Oh dear boy your mother was a Slytherin - and that is what you will be. SLYTHERIN! "

Jacob felt the hat lift from his head, Slytherin?. His mother would be so upset. This is not what she wanted for him, although she was one. What was so bad with them. He looked toward the table that was cheering. He rose from the seat and walked over to the table drinched in green.

"Keon, Emilia." the voice spoke, echoing around the cavernous room.

Emilia stepped up to the Sorting hat, she was nervous, all her friends had already been sorted. Most of them had been placed in Ravenclaw and she hoped that she would be placed there to.

She sat on the small stool and one of the teachers, moved to place the hat on her head. "Was it going to fit??" she wondered to herself, it looked huge. As the teacher placed it on her head it fit snuggly, like an old worn pair of jeans. She waited, the room seemed to go dead silent, though she continued to see the mouths of students chattering away. Suddenly a voice entered her mind, she jumped.

"Well, well, who do we have here?" the voice said, sounding very old.

Emilia didn't know what to say so she remained tight mouthed.

"An adventurer I see,yes, and curious. Yet set in your ways. What's this? Thestrals...how interesting, hmm...." it continued.

Emilia laughed inwardly at how the hat seemed to be carrying on its own little conversation.

"You are a lover of books, curious and wise. I know the perfect place for you.....RAVENCLAW!!" the hat yelled aloud.

Emilia sighed in relief, she hadn't realized she had been holding her breath the whole time. The teacher removed the hat and Emilia stood up and walked towards the Ravenclaw table. She would have ran, but her nerves were so rattled that she probably would have trip over herself if she had tried.

Anna sat down on the tall stool letting out a huge sigh of stress. "What's it gonna be? What's it gonna be?!" Anna thought in her head. She was so afaid of this moment, and that it was finally here. The Professor set the hat on her head, as it mentioned her ups and downs, and said "Your very brave, very smart, and will make many friends," it said, and then let out a cry, "SLYTERIN!" it called. "OH! OH MY!" Anna said jumping off the stool and running to the Slytherin table to greet her cousin Thalia. "Oh! Yipee!! I made it!" She said in excitement